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Here are some autumn things in French, hoping it may be useful to somebody…

Plus autumn months :

Septembre : September 

Octobre : October

Novembre : November

Décembre : December 

Books   -    Britta Kjellgren Jager

Swedish,b,1968-

Hello ! I know many of you have problems with pronunciation in swedish, like how to say “j” or “skj” it’s not really difficult but you need to learn it to get a perfect swedish!

Pronounce each syllable as if it formed part of an English word, and you will be understood sufficiently well. Remember the points below, and your pronunciation will be even closer to the Swedish. And: nearly everyone, everywhere in Sweden speaks English.

A vowel is usually long when it’s the final syllable or followed by only one consonant; followed by two it’s generally short. Unfamiliar combinations are: 

å when short as in hot (långt) , when long as in raw (igår).

ä when before r as in man (nära) ; otherwise as in get (träffas).

ej (nej) as in mate.

ö as in fur but without the r sound (första). 

Consonants are pronounced as in English except:

g when before i, j, y, d, v, or ö as in yet (Göteborg); otherwise hard g as in get (vardagar) ; occasionally as in shut. 

j, dj, lj as in yet (jag).

k before i,e,y,ä or ö like sh in sheep (kycklingsoppa), otherwise hard (fisk).

qu as kv (queer).

sch, skj, stj as in shut (stjäla); otherwise hard.

tj like sh in sheep (tjuv).

z as in so (zäta).

LHBT = LGBT Skeiv = Queer (the most commonly used umbrella term. literally “not straight”)

Lesbisk = Lesbian Lesbe = Lesbian (Informal, sometimes used negatively) Homo = Gay (please note that it’s not negatively loaded like in English) Homse = Gay (Informal, sometimes used negatively) Homofil = Homosexual Bi = Bi (pronounced like ‘Bee’) Bifil = Bisexual Biseksuell = Bisexual Transkjønnet = Transgender Interkjønn = Intersex Aseksuell = Asexual Cisperson = A cisgender person Ciskjønnet = Cisgender Kjæreste = Boyfriend, Girlfriend, or Significant other (completely gender neutral) Legning = Orientation Orientering = Orientation Polyamori = Polyamory

Kjønn = Sex OR Gender (there is no seperate term for the two in Norwegian) Kjønnsidentitet = Gender identity Androgyn = Androgynous (Å) Komme ut = (To) Come out Likekjønnspar = Same gender couples Regnbueflagg = Rainbow flag